Heart and Soul (AAA song)

2010 single by AAA

"Heart and Soul"

Single by AAA
from the album  Heartful
B-side|

* "Namida no Kizuna"
* "Two Roads"

Released| January 27, 2010 (2010-01-27)
Genre| Pop, eurobeat
Length| 4:24
Label| Avex Trax
Songwriter(s)| Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya Saitō
Producer(s)| Ats
AAA singles chronology
| "Hide-away"
(2009)  | "Heart and Soul"
(2010)  | "Aitai Riyū/Dream After Dream (Yume Kara Sameta Yume)"
(2010)

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"Heart and Soul" is Japanese band AAA's 23rd single, and the lead single released before their fifth studio album, Heartful. The single was released on January 27, 2010, a month before the album.[1]

## Promotion

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"Heart and Soul" was given two tie-ups: one as the ending theme song for the TBS Kantō area news show Niusuzansu, as well as being the music.jp TV commercial song.[1] The B-side "Two Roads" (a solo song sung by Mitsuhiro Hidaka) was written by former The Kaleidoscope/Ricken's vocalist Takumi Ishida, and was used as the insert song for the film Sayonara Itsuka.[1]

## Chart performance

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The song debuted at No. 3 in its first week, selling 33,000 copies.[2] It charted for a total of four weeks, with two more in the top 100 (at No. 30 and No. 87 respectively), before charting at No. 127 and then leaving the top 200.[2] As the single sold a total of 37,000 copies, it was extremely front loaded, selling 90% of copies in its first week.[2]

The song peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, charting for three weeks before the single's release due to low-level airplay.[3] The song peaked at No. 31 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart and only ranked for a single week in the top 100.[4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Arranger| Length

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1.| "Heart and Soul"| Leonn, Mitsuhiro Hidaka, Shinya Saitō| Ats| 4:24
2.| "Namida no Kizuna" (涙のキズナ "Tear Bonds" performed by Misako Uno, Chiaki Ito)| Leonn, Bounceback| Ats| 5:44
3.| "Two Roads" (performed by Mitsuhiro Hidaka)| Takumi Ishida| Masaki Iehara| 4:26
4.| "Heart and Soul (ArmySlick's Baytronic Mix)"| Leonn, Hidaka, Saitō| ArmySlick| 4:49
5.| "Heart and Soul (Instrumental)"| Leonn, Hidaka, Saitō| Ats| 4:23
6.| "Namida no Kizuna (Instrumental)"| Leonn, Bounceback| Ats| 5:44
Total length:| 29:30

DVD version ANo.| Title| Director(s)| Length

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1.| "Heart and Soul (Music Clip)"| Nino|
2.| "Heart and Soul (Music Making)"|  |

DVD version BNo.| Title| Length

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1.| ""Break Down" (The Digest of AAA 4th Anniversary Live)"|
2.| "Variety Movie: AAA Kokubi Club Sono Yon (VARIETY MOVIE -AAA極秘クラブ-其ノ四-, Variety Movie: AAA Absolute Secrecy Club #4)"|

## Charts

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Chart  | Peak
position

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Oricon Weekly singles[2] | 3
Billboard Japan Hot 100[3] | 15
RIAJ Digital Track Chart Top 100[4] | 31

### Reported sales

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Chart  | Amount

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Oricon physical sales[2] | 37,000

## References

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1. ^ a b c "2010年1月27日 23rdシングル「Heart and Soul」" (in Japanese). Avex Trax. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
2. ^ a b c d e "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-05-23. (subscription only)
3. ^ a b "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Japan. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
4. ^ a b "RIAJ Digital Track Chart: Chart issue February 2, 2010" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2010.

## External links

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* Avex Heart and Soul profile (in Japanese)

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AAA

* Takahiro Nishijima
* Misako Uno
* Mitsuhiro Hidaka
* Shinjiro Atae
* Shuta Sueyoshi

* Yukari Goto
* Chiaki Ito
* Naoya Urata

Studio albums|

* Attack
* Heartful
* 777: Triple Seven
* Eighth Wonder
* Gold Symphony
* AAA 10th Anniversary Best

EPs|

* AlohAAA
* Choice Is Yours

Singles|

| Attack|

* "Blood on Fire"
* "Friday Party"

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Attack All Around|

* "Climax Jump"

Heartful|

* "Heart and Soul"

777: Triple Seven|

* "Charge & Go!/Lights"
* "Sailing"
* "Still Love You"
* "777 ~We can sing a song!~"

Eighth Wonder|

* "Niji"

Non-album singles|

* "Call/I4U"

See also|

* Discography
* Videography
* Avex Trax
* Ayumi Hamasaki

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